Making Polymers Flashcards

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What is a ‘polymer’?

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Large molecule composed of repeating structural units, often connected to couch lent bonds

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What are monomers?

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A molecule that may bind together chemically to form a polymer, by breaking a C-C bond

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What is ‘biodegradable’?

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A substance that can be broken down by micro organisms

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